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Comment on Against 'Metroidbrania': a landscape of knowledge games in ~games
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Comment on EU backs away from chat control in ~society
Protected Link ParentYeah, I was wondering if this was that or if there had been a new development. Keep badgering your MEPs, the parliament can shoot this down if they want to.Yeah, I was wondering if this was that or if there had been a new development.
Keep badgering your MEPs, the parliament can shoot this down if they want to.
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Comment on How to customise status icons in Android 16? in ~tech
Protected LinkI also noticed this immediately. I dislike the new icons.I also noticed this immediately. I dislike the new icons.
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Comment on Strong Bad Email #210 - Robots in ~misc
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Comment on Some people can't see mental images. The consequences are profound. in ~health.mental
Protected Link ParentI've told some of my closest friends and they sometimes remember to tell me who people are :D Family is the same. Sometimes they help, sometimes they forget.I've told some of my closest friends and they sometimes remember to tell me who people are :D Family is the same. Sometimes they help, sometimes they forget.
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Comment on Some people can't see mental images. The consequences are profound. in ~health.mental
Protected LinkThis is the case for me. I can't visualize actual images almost all the time, however I know for a fact (because I have very good memory for facts) that on multiple occasions as I was lucid...the hypnagogic state just before sleep
This is the case for me. I can't visualize actual images almost all the time, however I know for a fact (because I have very good memory for facts) that on multiple occasions as I was lucid dreaming or on the threshold of falling asleep I have seen vivid visual memories with a great deal of detail. It's always mind-blowing, because I normally can't do that at all, and it's also interesting that it reveals that there's a lot of crap in my brain that I just can't access.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
Protected Link ParentWarbreaker is interesting because you will encounter its protagonist later in a completely different book when you least expect. Emperor's Soul is listed as an Elantris sequel for a similar...Warbreaker is interesting because you will encounter its protagonist later in a completely different book when you least expect.
Emperor's Soul is listed as an Elantris sequel for a similar reason. Both take place in the same world/planet. It absolutely doesn't matter for the story, but it's something to keep in mind later on when you have a clearer understanding of the bigger picture of Sanderson's shared universe.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
Protected LinkThe Devils by Joe Abercrombie, which is a recent book. Joe is now successful enough to have nice fancy hardcovers with high quality illustrations and those unevenly cut pages that look cool and...The Devils by Joe Abercrombie, which is a recent book. Joe is now successful enough to have nice fancy hardcovers with high quality illustrations and those unevenly cut pages that look cool and are difficult to turn! It's about a fantastically remixed medieval Europe in which all of the catholic church's priests are women, Troy still exists and there's magic, which up to a point affects - but doesn't seem to have changed beyond recognition - the course of history.
His writing remains interesting. Very accessible but not in a bad way; his book reads like pretty good, fairly grim TV shows? I'm not a huge fan of the rapid fire dialogue that's not always explicitly attributed to a character (curious, because I like to write like that up to a point.) But I always enjoy most of the colorful characters. I'm not sure he needed, strictly speaking, yet another character who is always in excruciating pain. Characters like Sunny are better!
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Comment on A Cloudflare outage is taking down large parts of the internet - X, ChatGPT and more affected in ~tech
Protected Link ParentThese days I see services proudly advertise "99.9%" and it makes me scratch my head in confusion... (I bet they still don't compensate you if it's lower than that, too.)These days I see services proudly advertise "99.9%" and it makes me scratch my head in confusion...
(I bet they still don't compensate you if it's lower than that, too.)
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Comment on Any chance we can get a shorthand for the <details> tag? in ~tildes
Protected Link ParentThat makes sense. I don't have any iPhone or Samsung experience; I've always used Android keyboards in which that is not an issue. If any Android users are interested, I'm currently using...That makes sense. I don't have any iPhone or Samsung experience; I've always used Android keyboards in which that is not an issue. If any Android users are interested, I'm currently using HeliBoard, which I believe came from a recommendation right here on Tildes!
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Comment on Any chance we can get a shorthand for the <details> tag? in ~tildes
Protected (edited )Link ParentI've written two wikis on github and I wouldn't recommend relying on HTML the way they do. They don't support the style attribute, and it's a massive headache to get anything to look the way you...I've written two wikis on github and I wouldn't recommend relying on HTML the way they do. They don't support the style
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Comment on Best recommendations for PC couch multiplayer games? in ~games
Protected Link ParentI've been playing certain puzzle games in small teams for years and would like to second this recommendation. It depends on the kid's tastes, but if they have any interest in this sort of thing...I've been playing certain puzzle games in small teams for years and would like to second this recommendation. It depends on the kid's tastes, but if they have any interest in this sort of thing there are vast quantities of game hours to get through out there.
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Comment on Best recommendations for PC couch multiplayer games? in ~games
Protected Link ParentI consider recommending UCH but I would add that it's best if you can get even more players (the chaos is maximum with all 4 players)!I consider recommending UCH but I would add that it's best if you can get even more players (the chaos is maximum with all 4 players)!
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Comment on Any chance we can get a shorthand for the <details> tag? in ~tildes
Protected Link ParentDiscord uses something called Markdown (I believe originally implemented by Aaron Swartz). There are some standardization attempts, according to which spoilers should open with >! (same as...Discord uses something called Markdown (I believe originally implemented by Aaron Swartz). There are some standardization attempts, according to which spoilers should open with
>!(same as reddit); Discord is nonstandard in that regard. I believe it descends from a modification of>for opening blockquotes, which is standard in e-mail clients and such. -
Comment on It's time for Desert Bus for Hope 2025! in ~tech
Protected LinkHere's the annual reminder that Desert Bus For Hope, the internet's oldest charity fundraising marathon, will be running (likely) all through this coming week! Here's the full explanation Last...Here's the annual reminder that Desert Bus For Hope, the internet's oldest charity fundraising marathon, will be running (likely) all through this coming week!
Last year we've collectively raised $1.25 million US dollars through auctions, giveaways, merch purchases and other donations. If you're interested in contributing this year or just hanging out and engaging with the fun, make sure you drop by at any time of the day.
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It's time for Desert Bus for Hope 2025!
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Comment on Valve announces new hardware: Steam Frame, Steam Controller, and Steam Machine in ~games
Protected Link ParentVAT aside, that's the full kit. But don't forget the cost of the base stations, which are independent devices. I had to replace mine this year and they cost €130 each, plus VAT (on Steam; everyone...VAT aside, that's the full kit. But don't forget the cost of the base stations, which are independent devices. I had to replace mine this year and they cost €130 each, plus VAT (on Steam; everyone else sells them more expensive). So just subtracting the cost of the base stations could get you to 700.
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Comment on An AI-generated country song is topping a Billboard chart, and that should infuriate us all in ~music
Protected Link ParentYeah pretty much :D Grifters gonna grift. I have no respect for the music industry to begin with (as I recently stated right here on Tildes), so I'm not surprised it would facilitate the...Yeah pretty much :D
Grifters gonna grift. I have no respect for the music industry to begin with (as I recently stated right here on Tildes), so I'm not surprised it would facilitate the connection between mainstream listeners and AI-generated content. Nor do I think this is avoidable. Even though I personally dislike generative AI.
In the near future the grifters won't necessarily need musicians - they don't need the artistry of music - at all, but countless people actually love musicians and music and will hopefully be able to seek them out and connect with them more directly, as long as the Internet itself doesn't go to hell entirely. It's not the way things were fifty years ago, but it's a much larger and dispersed and globalized market anyway. Things were never going to be the same. Nvidia killed the radio star hehe
I see @cfabbro went for exactly the same example I did :)
@V17 made an interesting point about use of AI on the experimental, niche end of things that hadn't occured to me at all. That honestly bothers me a little. If AI becomes prevasive in the mainstream, how original can anyone be by using it?
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Comment on An AI-generated country song is topping a Billboard chart, and that should infuriate us all in ~music
Protected LinkNot to detract from the outrage, but is there any significant difference between AI country music and this type of thing? Grift is grift one way or the other, right? I've had exposure to people...Not to detract from the outrage, but is there any significant difference between AI country music and this type of thing? Grift is grift one way or the other, right?
I've had exposure to people who like country, both enjoyers and creators, and I know there's good stuff out there. But the fact of the matter is that there are listeners who don't really seem to care what they listen to anymore. It reminds me of how Netflix is purportedly asking studios to make movies that don't require the viewers to pay any attention to them. I bet AI can do that too.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Protected Link ParentYeah, it was pretty good. It's the type of experience that makes me happy I pick up so many indie games. Like FAR: Changing Tides, it does not overstay its welcome; quite the contrary, as after...Yeah, it was pretty good. It's the type of experience that makes me happy I pick up so many indie games. Like FAR: Changing Tides, it does not overstay its welcome; quite the contrary, as after both of them I felt like I could have played a lot more of the same. But I also thought the way you travel towards a destination you can see in the distance even at the beginning of the game - the cohesion of the experience of the journey as a whole - adds to what made it satisfying for me. I suppose I'll just have to buy the devs' fourth game when they make it.
Me having played most of these games, after reading the article I want to look into Ultros...
EDIT: Oh, swell, it's one of the games I have unsolved in guessthe.game!